JEE Main 2018 — Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2018 (Online) 15th April Morning Slot
Question
In hydrogen azide (above) the bond orders of bond (I) and (II) are :
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A\eqalign{
& (\mathrm{I})\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,(\mathrm{II}) \cr
& < 2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, > 2 \cr}
Step-by-step explanation
Structure of hydrogen azide is

Bond order of bond I is less than 2 and Bond order of bond II is greater than 2.

Bond order of bond I is less than 2 and Bond order of bond II is greater than 2.
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